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There is a live TV channels and radio which formatted playlist.m3u8 the file can be play on all the iOS devices and Mac as well

I just wonder if there is a possible way to install any component or any workaround can get this work on the Windows as well or any browser can play them?

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Pretty much any player that supports .m3u playlists should be able to handle the .m3u8 playlists, there just may be some character display problems (since .m3u8 is a Unicode version of .m3u to support extended character sets).

Available here is a list of players that support the .m3u8 file type specifically.

WinAmp is my personal favorite for media playing on Windows.

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Thanks but what if that playlist.m3u8 created to work on the iOS or Mac is that going to make any difference? since I tried on VLC and it doesn't work – Ali Jul 16 '11 at 16:08
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Depends on the file path. Unix systems use a / for folders, Macs use / or : depending on the situation, and Windows uses a \. You may need to edit the file manually to change those – Luke Jul 16 '11 at 16:23
@Luke and what if I don't own the file? – Ali Jul 17 '11 at 4:48
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Then it's gonna be hard to use it :p Use wget (or another program) to download the raw playlist file, then open in Notepad or TextEdit or whatever ASCII app you have – Luke Jul 17 '11 at 7:51
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